Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha Election Results Counting Day: As it happened

Leaders of the Congress Party, including Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot chaired a meeting in Jaipur on Tuesday after the party crossed the majority mark in the state. The Congress was leading ahead on 102 seats in the state, while the BJP was at 71. Other parties took the lead at 26 seats, trends showed. 

Rajasthan Congress President Sachin Pilot on Tuesday won from Tonk, Ashok Gehlot in Sardarpura, while Vasundhara Raje retained Jhalrapatan. Talking to media earlier during the day, Pilot had said it is a matter of concern for the BJP that is facing defeat in three states. He further claimed the leaders of the BJP are making efforts to come to power through inappropriate ways. 

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Claiming public mandate, Congress' Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said numbers may vary, but we will get clear majority. Meanwhile, official trends from the Election Commission showed the Congress party leading on 98 seats, the BJP at the same time was at 65. Other parties were at 16 seats, it showed. 

Vasundhara Raje had departed to Banswara from Jaipur early Tuesday, to offer prayers at a temple as the counting of votes for elections in Rajasthan began at 8 am. 

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Rajasthan Assembly Election Results HIGHLIGHTS:

05:16 pm: BJP candidate and Rajasthan Revenue Minister Amra Ram loses Pachpadra seat to Cong candidate Madan Prajapat by a margin of 2,395 seats

05:03 pm: Rajasthan's Gaupalan Minister Otaram has lost the Sirohi seat to independent candidate Sanyam Lodha with a margin of 10,253 votes

04:57 pm: 

04:51 pm: Congress leaders, including Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot chair meet at a Jaipur hotel after taking lead on 103 seats in the state 

04:38 pm: Recent trends show Congress leading on 102 seats, BJP on 71, others on 26 seats 

04:14 pm: Recent trends show Congress leading on 102, BJP on 72 seats 

03:49 pm: Official ECI trends show Congress leading on 98 seats, BJP on 65 seats, BSP on 5, CPM on 2 and others on 16 seats

03:32 pm: Congress crosses majority mark, ahead on 102 seats; BJP leads on 69 

03:13 pm: Trends show Congress on 100 seats, BJP on 73, others on 26 seats 

03:08 pm: RLP's Hanuman Beniwal wins by 25,000 votes from Khinvsar

02:51 pm: BJP's Anita Bhadel wins from South Ajmer, Congress' Raghu Sharma wins from Kekri

02:39 pm: Congress nears victory in state as it leads on 101 seats as per the trends, BJP on 72, others on 26 seats 

02:23 pm: Sachin Pilot wins from Tonk, Ashok Gehlot wins from Sardarpura, Vasundhara Raje wins from Jhalrapatan

02:18 pm: Recent trends from state show Congress on 101 seats, BJP on 74, others on 24 seats

02:09 pm: TRS President and Telangana caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao wins from Gajwel constituency by over 50,000 votes

02:01 pm: As per official ECI trends, Congress leading on 100 seats, BJP on 73, BSP on 5 seats, CPM on 2 and others on 19 seats

01:41 pm: Trends show Congress leading on 100 seats, BJP on 75, others on 24 seats

01:25 pm: Congress ahead, BJP loses momentum; hung assembly likely

01:12 pm: Recent trends show Congress leading on 91 seats, BJP on 86 seats, others on 22 seats

01:08 pm: 

01:06 pm: We are moving towards a full majority and I am sure it will be clear once final numbers are out, but still we welcome all like-minded and anti-BJP parties to support us and we are in touch: Congress' Sachin Pilot

01:02 pm: The leaders of the BJP are still making efforts to come to power through inappropriate ways, but we will not let any such thing happen in Rajasthan: Congress' Sachin Pilot

01:00 pm: The final figures will show our clear majority in the state: Congress' Sachin Pilot

12:59 pm: It is a matter of concern for the BJP that it is facing defeat in three states: Congress' Sachin Pilot

12:50 pm: Congress' Sachin Pilot in talks with 8 independents in state, say sources (ANI)

12:49 pm: CM Vasundhara Raje leading by 17,000 votes from Jhalrapatan

12:47 pm: Congress' Ashok Gehlot leading by 15,000 votes from Sardarpura, Sachin Pilot leading by 12,500 votes from Tonk

12:44 pm: Sachin Pilot leading by 16,000 votes from Tonk

12:39 pm: Trends show Congress leading on 96 seats, BJP on 79, others on 24 seats 

12:34 pm: Ashok Gehlot races ahead of Pilot to be the CM candidate, say sources

12:31 pm: The results of these elections are an indication of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections: Ashok Gehlot

12:26 pm: People are disappointed with the way Central government is governing the country, many speak against it, while some do not: Ashok Gehlot

12:15 pm: Congress has won the mandate. Numbers can vary but public's mandate is in our favour. We will get clear majority, still we would want independent candidates and parties other than BJP to support us if they want: Ashok Gehlot

12:13 pm: Congress will gain maximum votes in the state: Ashok Gehlot 

12:12 pm: We are in neck-and-neck competition with the Congress. Comparing this with the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not appropriate: BJP's Sambit Patra

12:07 pm: CM Vasundhara Raje leading by 17,000 votes from Jhalrapatan, Congress' Ashok Gehlot leading by 15,000 votes from Sardarpura, Congress' Sachin Pilot leading by 12,000 votes from Tonk

11:58 am: Official EC trends show Congress leading on 99 seats, BJP on 79, BSP on 2, CPM on 2 and others on 16 seats

11:47 am: Trends show Congress leading on 95 seats, BJP on 80, others on 24 seats 

11:38 am: Trends show Congress leading on 95 seats, BJP on 79, others on 25 seats 

11:27 am: Rahul Gandhi became party president exactly a year ago this day, so this result is a gift for him. Congress will form Govt in three states: Sachin Pilot

11:23 am: Trends make it clear that Congress is forming Govt in the state with full majority, we had 21 seats last time. We should wait for the final numbers. Congress leadership and MLAs will decide who will get what role: Congress' Sachin Pilot

11:17 am: As per the official EC trends, Congress leads on 91 seats, BJP leading on 79, others on 24 seats

11:09 am: Party President Rahul Gandhi will decide on who will be the chief minister of the state: Congress' Ashok Gehlot 

10:56 am: Trends show Congress leading on 96 seats, BJP on 83, others on 20 seats

10:41 am: Official ECI trends show Congress leading on 91 seats, BJP leading on 71, others on 22 seats

10:33 am: Official EC trends show CM Vasundhara Raje leading by 8845 votes from Jhalrapatan, Congress' Ashok Gehlot leading by 5112 votes from Sardarpura, Congress' Sachin Pilot leading by 5295 votes from Tonk

10:31 am: Rastriya Loktantrik Party leader Hanuman Beniwal ahead in Khinvsar by 1,345 votes

10:29 am: PCC President Sachin Pilot leading in Tonk by 2,007 votes, while former CM Ashok Gehlot is leading in Sardarpura by 5,112 votes

10:26 am: Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje leading from Jhalrapatan constituency by over 4,000 votes. The Congress has fielded veteran BJP leader Jaswant Singh's son Manvendra Singh from the seat

10:24 am: Former minister Gajendra Singh is trailing from Lohawat. ​

10:22 am: Trends show 12 ministers of the BJp trailing from different constituencies 

10:21 am: Third round of vote counting - Congress leading on 103 seats, BJP on 79, others on 17 seats

10:13 am: As per official EC trends, Congress leading on 82 seats, BJP on 62, others on 21 seats

10:07 am: Third round of vote counting - Congress leading on 110 seats, BJP on 75, others on 14 seats 

09:54 am: As per official EC trends, Congress leading on 63 seats, BJP on 45, others on 15 seats (ANI)

09:52 am: Second hour of vote counting - Early trends show Congress leading on 97 seats, BJP on 70

09:43 am: As per official EC trends, Congress leading on 47 seats, BJP on 34

09:37 am: These are just the early trends. We are confident of forming government is Rajasthan: BJP's Manoj Tiwari to India TV ​

09:32 am: As per official EC trends, Congress leading on 25 seats, BJP on 23 

09:24 am: As per official EC trends, Congress leading on 15 seats, BJP on 13 

09:16 am: As per official trends from the Election Commission, Congress leading on 7 seats and BJP on 6 seats (news agency ANI)

09:13 am: Congress workers celebrate outside Sachin Pilot's residence in Jaipur as initial trends show party leading on 90 seats

09:09 am: EVM machines opened as counting of votes continue 

09:06 am: Congress candidate leading from Banswara; Congress ahead on 90 seats, BJP on 60

08:54 am: Early trends show Congress leading on 62 seats, BJP on 36

08:48 am: Early trends show Congress leading on 30 seats, BJP on 28

08:46 am: Firecrackers brought to Congress office in Jaipur

08:33 am: Early trends show BJP leading on 15 seats, Congress on 13

08:24 am: Early trends show Sachin Pilot leading from Tonk, Ashok Gehlot leading from Sardarpura and Vasundhara Raje leading from Jhalrapatan

08:22 am: Early trends show Congress on 8, BJP leading on 4 seats 

08:21 am: According to postal ballot counting, early trends show BJP's Ashok Lahoti leading from Sanganer

08:19 am: Early trends show BJP leading on 3, Congress on 2 seats in the state 

08:14 am: According to postal ballot counting, early trends show Congress' Gopal Khandelwal leading from Mandalgarh

08:00 am: Counting of votes begins 

07:32 am: Modi government has failed to introduce positive changes in the state and people are disappointed with the BJP: Senior Congress leader CP Joshi ahead of counting of votes

07:31 am: We are confident that the Congress will form government in the state. We have toured the state and have sensed the warmth: Senior Congress leader CP Joshi ahead of counting of votes

07:24 am: Vasundhara Raje departs from Jaipur to Banswara to offer prayers at a temple, ahead of counting of votes

06:15 am: Counting of votes to begin at 8 am 

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